| dc.description.abstract | Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been accepted as a well-established neuro-developmental disorder. From being viewed as affecting children only, it is now understood as being prevalent among adults as well. Adults living with ADHD can experience severe impacts on their daily lives in the form of emotional, physical, interpersonal, familial, and financial distress. Therefore there is a need for interventions which deal with the predominant symptomatology as well as relevant comorbidities. This review aimed to identify high-quality evidence-based intervention studies for adults with ADHD and describe the effectiveness of these interventions. The systematic review was conducted in a four phased approach, consisting of a Title Search, Abstract Search, Appraisal and Summation. Articles were sourced on two levels, first by title and second by abstract identified through the University of the Western Cape databases using Academic Search Complete, APA PsycArticles, MEDLINE, and SocIndex with a set of identified keywords. The identified articles that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were extracted and appraised using the Smith Franciscus Swartbooi appraisal tool to ensure that only high-quality articles with a prerequisite threshold score of higher than 61% were identified for summation by means of thematic meta-synthesis. | en_US |
